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A Look at Wait Times With Genie+ and Pay-Per-Ride in Disney World

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The Disney Genie service is now live in Disney World, and we’ve been checking out ALL of its features.

Rise of the Resistance

While the Disney Genie planning service is free, guests do have the option to purchase Genie+ and/or Individual Attraction Selections. These paid services grant guests the ability to select return times to access the Lightning Lanes (or what used to be FastPass+ lanes) of different rides. But, just how long did we actually wait for rides using these new paid FastPass+ replacement services?

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Rider Swap: How Does It Work With Pay-Per-Ride and Genie+ in Disney World?!

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It’s here, y’all — the Disney Genie has arrived in Disney World.

Scanning our card to get in a Lightning Lane

That means that you can now get custom itineraries and recommendations for park attractions with the free Genie (on the My Disney Experience app), and you can pay to skip the lines using Genie+ and Individual Attraction Selections (Pay-Per-Ride). We’ve already taken a look at how to use these features and some unexpected bumps we hit along the way. Now we’re explaining how rider swap works with the new Genie.

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Another Option to Skip the Lines for FREE Is Still Available in Disney World

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Now that Genie+ and Individual Attraction Selection (Pay-Per-Ride) have launched in Disney World, there are more ways than ever to get on attractions.

Flight of Passage Queue

You can use the standby line, you can pay for Genie+ to skip the lines on certain attractions, or you can pay a separate fee for the most popular attractions to skip the lines there. But one more option is still available in the Disney World parks!

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🚨ALERT🚨Genie+ and Pay-Per-Ride Will Cost You MORE Than Expected in Disney World

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Disney Genie just launched in Disney World, and we’re bringing you along with us as we try out all the new features.

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Genie is the new planning tool that is available through My Disney Experience. It also includes Genie+ and Individual Attraction Selections, which have replaced FastPass+ in the parks and cost money. We already knew about the cost of Genie+ and select Individual Attractions, but we discovered an unexpected cost today when purchasing these features through Genie.

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Do You Qualify to Get Genie+ for FREE On Opening Day in Disney World?

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Disney’s new Genie program is starting soon in Disney World.

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Beginning October 19th, guests can use the complimentary new Disney Genie feature on the My Disney Experience app. You can also pay $15 a day to get Genie+ (the FastPass replacement), which allows you to make reservations at some attractions to skip the line. For the most popular attractions in each park, you can pay a separate fee to skip the lines there (these are not included in Genie+). But some people will get to try the new Genie+ system for FREE on October 19th — find out if you qualify!

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5 Unexpected Disney World Announcements From the Week

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It’s time to go over all the surprising and unexpected news from Disney World this week!

Magic Kingdom

From the shocking price of this Disney World hotel to the return of fan-favorite shows, there have been some surprising announcements this week!

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Read THIS Before Using the Genie Planning Tool in Disney World

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Disney Genie, the new planning service on My Disney Experience, has been around for a while now.

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The service has things like a new system replacing FastPass+, personal assistant features, and customized itineraries. Disney Genie could have a huge impact on your trip to Disney World, so let’s take a closer look at everything we know about this service.

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ALERT: You Will NOT Be Able to Cancel Pay-Per-Ride Selections in Disney World🚨

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Disney Genie is launching soon, people! It will debut in Disney World on October 19th.

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While the main part of Genie is the free portion that helps you plan your Disney World trip, one of the new paid features launching with the program is Individual Attraction Selection, or pay-per-ride. These are high-demand rides that you can pay individually to skip the line of using the new Lightning Lanes. These rides are also not included with Genie+, the new paid program replacing FastPass+. We’ve learned a lot about this pay-per-ride system, but Disney just announced more important information that you need to know if you’re going to pay for these individual rides.

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BREAKING: PRICES Revealed for Pay-Per-Ride Attractions in Disney World

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By now you may have heard of the Disney Genie program, which is a new service in the My Disney Experience app for Disney World that helps guests plan their trip with free personalized itineraries.

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There are two paid service options with Disney Genie — the first is Genie+, which is $15 per ticket, per day and will allow you to make reservations to skip the line of rides, similar to how you previously did with FastPass+. The other paid service is Individual Attraction Selection, or the pay-per-ride service, which will allow guests to skip the line of high-demand rides NOT included with Genie+ by paying for them individually. And now, Disney has officially announced what each ride will cost! [Read more…]

FULL LIST: All the Rides You Can Pay EXTRA For in Disney World

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Disney Genie launched in Disney World back in October of 2021, and there have been some major changes since then! This new program run through My Disney Experience includes multiple paid service options for guests who would prefer to pay to essentially skip the lines of their favorite rides.

Cinderella Castle

Disney Genie+ cost starts at $15 per ticket, per day in Disney World and it gives guests the ability to make reservations to use the Lightning Lanes (what used to be called the FastPass+ lane) for over 50 different attractions. Not all rides are included in the Disney Genie+ service, though — some high-demand rides are a part of a separate paid option called Individual Attraction Selection. And, we have a full list of all the rides included in this option!

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